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12-12-2017, 09:37 AM
We should all watch SpaceX attempt its 20th rocket landing
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I get nervous every single time I watch a rocket launch. And as a space reporter, I watch a lot of rocket launches.
In all, I've probably seen more than 50 launches in person or online, and every single time I get sweaty palms and that tell-tale anxious feeling in the pit of my stomach.*
Now magnify that feeling by 10 every time SpaceX attempts to land one of their rockets back on Earth after flying it to space.*
SEE ALSO: SpaceX is launching a secret mission to space Thursday. Here's what we know so far. (http://mashable.com/2017/11/14/spacex-zuma-launch-and-landing-secret-mission/)
It's an alien looking sight, and if I had my way, it would be breaking news each and every time. I know that SpaceX basically has this whole rocket landing thing down pat at this point, but that doesn't mean it isn't always amazing. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/11/spacex-rocket-landing-communal-experience/)
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I get nervous every single time I watch a rocket launch. And as a space reporter, I watch a lot of rocket launches.
In all, I've probably seen more than 50 launches in person or online, and every single time I get sweaty palms and that tell-tale anxious feeling in the pit of my stomach.*
Now magnify that feeling by 10 every time SpaceX attempts to land one of their rockets back on Earth after flying it to space.*
SEE ALSO: SpaceX is launching a secret mission to space Thursday. Here's what we know so far. (http://mashable.com/2017/11/14/spacex-zuma-launch-and-landing-secret-mission/)
It's an alien looking sight, and if I had my way, it would be breaking news each and every time. I know that SpaceX basically has this whole rocket landing thing down pat at this point, but that doesn't mean it isn't always amazing. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/11/spacex-rocket-landing-communal-experience/)
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